2006 Florida Chief Financial Officer election

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2006 Chief Financial Officer of Florida General Election
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 2002November 7, 2006 2010  
  Alex Sink (cropped).png Senator Tom Lee.jpg
Nominee Alex Sink Tom Lee
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,479,8612,151,232
Percentage53.5%46.5%

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County results
Sink:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Lee:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

CFO before election

Tom Gallagher
Republican

Elected CFO

Alex Sink
Democratic

The 2006 Chief Financial Officer General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. The election was won by Alex Sink who took office on January 2, 2007.

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Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Lee509,62057.2
Republican Randy Johnson325,50836.5
Republican Milt Bauguess56,1286.3
Total votes891,256 100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alex SinkUnopposed

Results

2006 CFO election, Florida
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alex Sink 2,479,861 53.5
Republican Tom Lee 2,151,23246.5
Majority328,6297.00
Turnout 4,631,093
Democratic gain from Republican

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